Meet Mike Hester, Principal and Creative Director of Pavement, an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area branding and packaging studio he founded in 2014. With a background in fine arts, Mike has built Pavement into a studio that specializes in brand systems and packaging for consumer goods that live on shelves, working with everyone from scrappy…Read More
Tushar Kumar is a Private Wealth Advisor and the founder of Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, based out of CENTRL’s South Bay location in El Segundo. Tushar and his firm specialize in helping tech professionals and business owners achieve and maintain financial independence through customized, goals-driven financial planning. Tushar’s path into financial advising is deeply personal….Read More
Madelyn Veith has been a valued CENTRL member since October 2024, where she’s been based out of our West End location. As Founder of Marove Agency, she brings a Nancy Drew-inspired approach to digital marketing, solving problems with both strategy and heart. A solopreneur who champions the small businesses that anchor our communities, Madelyn learned…Read More
Our monthly C/O Digest newsletter is tailored to each CENTRL location, featuring local events, member spotlights, and stories from your community. Each edition highlights what’s happening in your city—from upcoming gatherings and cultural happenings to the work of fellow members building meaningful businesses and projects. Whether you’re based in Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento,…Read More
Oana Olteanu is the Managing Director and Founder of Motive Force, a pre-seed and seed investment firm backing founders with the internal drive to sustain momentum through uncertainty. Based out of our new San Francisco North Waterfront location, Oana brings a rare blend of technical fluency and investor instincts to the work of finding and…Read More